Three dimensional high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed
Three dimensional high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed
Chirp sub-bottom profilers are marine acoustic devices that use a known and repeatable frequency-modulated source signature to produce vertical seismic reflection cross-sections of the sub-seabed. Here a 3D Chirp system is described that operates in the frequency range of 1.5–13 kHz, to produce a three-dimensional image of the sub-seabed, with typical penetration of 10–30 m and decimetric horizontal and vertical resolution. The system design incorporates a rigid frame that contains the Chirp source array together with 60 receiver elements, with positioning provided by an integrated real-time-kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS). The system can be surface towed from a small survey vessel and can be applied to targets of marine geological, engineering, archaeological and defence interest. Data acquisition and processing are described for a case study which images a buried engineering structure in the Port of Southampton.
chirp, 3D chirp, 3D seismics, high-resolution seismics
412-421
Gutowski, Martin
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Bull, Jonathan M.
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Dix, Justin K.
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Henstock, Timothy J.
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Hogarth, Peter
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Hillier, Tom
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Leighton, Timothy G.
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White, Paul R.
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May 2008
Gutowski, Martin
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Bull, Jonathan M.
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Dix, Justin K.
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Henstock, Timothy J.
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Hogarth, Peter
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Hillier, Tom
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Leighton, Timothy G.
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White, Paul R.
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Gutowski, Martin, Bull, Jonathan M., Dix, Justin K., Henstock, Timothy J., Hogarth, Peter, Hillier, Tom, Leighton, Timothy G. and White, Paul R.
(2008)
Three dimensional high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed.
Applied Acoustics, 69 (5), .
(doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2006.08.013).
Abstract
Chirp sub-bottom profilers are marine acoustic devices that use a known and repeatable frequency-modulated source signature to produce vertical seismic reflection cross-sections of the sub-seabed. Here a 3D Chirp system is described that operates in the frequency range of 1.5–13 kHz, to produce a three-dimensional image of the sub-seabed, with typical penetration of 10–30 m and decimetric horizontal and vertical resolution. The system design incorporates a rigid frame that contains the Chirp source array together with 60 receiver elements, with positioning provided by an integrated real-time-kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS). The system can be surface towed from a small survey vessel and can be applied to targets of marine geological, engineering, archaeological and defence interest. Data acquisition and processing are described for a case study which images a buried engineering structure in the Port of Southampton.
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Submitted date: 12 May 2006
Published date: May 2008
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(Also published in Applied Acoustics 69(3) as
a result of publisher's error).
Keywords:
chirp, 3D chirp, 3D seismics, high-resolution seismics
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Local EPrints ID: 51049
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/51049
ISSN: 0003-682X
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Peter Hogarth
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